Sorana Cirstea vs Lucie Safarova — US Open Round of 128

US Open · WTA · Round of 128
Sorana Cirstea
ROU
Sorana Cirstea
#19WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.7MYTD
$13MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 25 August 2008 ·
hard
CZE
Lucie Safarova
39 yrs · 177 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLWWWL
Cirstea S.
6-4 4-6 6-2
Safarova L.
Cirstea S.
6462
Safarova L.
4621

Sorana Cirstea defeated Lucie Safarova 6-4 4-6 6-2 in the US Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Lucie Safarova came in leading the head-to-head 5–0, defending last year's round of 32, but Sorana Cirstea had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on hard. Sorana Cirstea claimed a first win over Lucie Safarova in six meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 5–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Sorana Cirstea closed it out in three sets, 6–4 4–6 6–2.

Head to head

0–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-01-15Australian OpenR64hardLucie Safarova6-2 6-4
2014-08-04MontrealR64hardLucie Safarova6-4 6-2
2013-04-01CharlestonR16clayLucie Safarova6-3 5-7 6-1
2011-10-10LinzQFhardLucie Safarova7-5 6-2
2008-03-24MiamiR128hardLucie Safarova6-1 7-5
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Statistics

This season
Cirstea S.Safarova L.
1st serve in·Even
60%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
49%
Service points won·Even
59%
62%
Return points won·Even
44%
41%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.4
5.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.3
3.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Cirstea S.Safarova L.
Clutch Rating·Even
67
66
Break points saved·Dominant
33
82
Break points won·Clear edge
93
75
Deciding sets·Clear edge
82
63
Tiebreaks·Dominant
92
57

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Cirstea S.Safarova L.
Freshness·
66
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Cirstea S.: 2 days rest · 3 matches, 77 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw